Performance of Glass Fibre Reinforced Self Compacting Concrete

  Manjunatha J.K,  Ashwini B.T

Self Compacting Concrete has developed as an advanced material, proficient of attaining remarkable development in the arena of concrete technology. “Glass Fibre Reinforced Self Compacting Concrete” (GFRSCC) is composed of cement, different sizes of coarse and fine aggregates, which integrate with distinct, uneven glass fibres”. Glass fibres control the cracking in concrete caused by drying and plastic shrinkage. Uniformity, surface integrity of the concrete enhanced and possibility of cracks get reduced due to the decrease in bleeding. In this current investigation, M40 grade Self Compacting Concrete reinforced with glass fibres has been developed using Nan Su method. Fresh state and Hardened state properties of GFRSCC are studied for glass fibres of different aspect ratio (875, 1285 & 1714) and percentage of volume fraction (0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 & 1). From the investigation carried out it is found that incorporation of glass fibres of aspect ratio 1285 and percentage of volume fraction 0.5 to SCC attains better compressive and flexural strength compare to other mixtures and also incorporation of glass fibres of aspect ratio 1285 and percentage of volume fraction 0.75 to SCC attains better split tensile strength compare to other mixtures.

Keywords- Self Compacting Concrete, Glass Fibres, Fresh and Hardened Properties.

Unique Identification Number - IJEDR1502135
Page Number(s) - 755-760
Pubished in - Volume 3 | Issue 2 | May 2015
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Publisher - IJEDR (ISSN - 2321-9939)

  Manjunatha J.K,  Ashwini B.T,   "Performance of Glass Fibre Reinforced Self Compacting Concrete", International Journal of Engineering Development and Research (IJEDR), ISSN:2321-9939, Volume.3, Issue 2, pp.755-760, May 2015, Available at :http://www.ijedr.org/papers/IJEDR1502135.pdf